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Post by fredhocker on Sept 24, 2013 8:41:27 GMT
Hi Shel,
The chainnwales are fayed to the outboard face of the wales and bolted through the wales, frames and ceiling. Not sure about the bolt spacing for teh fore and mai, since both ends of the bolts are covered by timbers, but each mizzen chainwale is held on by bolts spaced about 900 mm apart. The fore and main chainwales project about 450 mm from the wail, the mizzen about 350 mm.
Fred
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Post by fredhocker on Sept 23, 2013 7:14:06 GMT
I can also sometimes fulfill specific picture requests from our image database. I can't help with "send me all of the pictures you have of the quarterdeck" requests, but specific details are usually pretty easy to find.
Fred
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Post by fredhocker on Sept 23, 2013 7:08:38 GMT
Hi Matti, The style of herm you see in Västerås and on Vasa was a popular design in architectural woodcarving in the first half of the 17th century, copied from a common element in Greek and Roman architecture. The bulging pectorals seem to be common feature on male figures in the German style of carving, and I do not think there is any symbolism in it. Men and women are distinguished in the carvings of the period by facial features, hairstyle and clothing rather than by body shape (note that all of Michelangelo's women are big, muscular ladies, essentially men with breasts). This type of sculpture is discussed in Hans Soop's book, The Power and the Glory, on the Vasa sculptures, with references to other works.
Fred
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Post by fredhocker on Sept 20, 2013 6:40:53 GMT
We have not tested any of the ladders for color remains, so do not know if they were painted or not. Gun carriages were black probably at least partly as an anti-corrosion measure for the iron hardware, which was not an issue for ladders. We really dod not have a handle yet on the paint scheme inboard, all of the sampling done by Peter Tångeberg was on material from the outside of the ship.
Fred
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Post by fredhocker on Sept 19, 2013 7:05:03 GMT
Ulises, At present, it looks like editing and illustrating of Vasa II should finish at the end of the year and I can deliver it to layout in January. I would like to be done with this, since I am getting tired of answering the "when is Vasa II coming out" question! There are always things which can get in the way, since we also have to complete a new exhibition in that same time frame and I have become the principal proofreader for it, and we are casting a replica cannon. But things are looking relatively good for layout in the winter, which would put the book release in the spring.
The complete series looks like this:
I: Excavation report (appeared in 2006) II: Rigging and sailing III: Hull IV: Crew as individuals V: Crew as a community VI: Military function and armament
I will not answer questions about the timing of these, since I do not control enough of the relevant factors to be able to predict what the progress looks like, except to say that I will retire in 15 years and have to be done by then!
Fred
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Post by fredhocker on Sept 18, 2013 7:43:19 GMT
Ah, it feels good to be back!
Just wanted to say that I am not the only one who can answer questions about Vasa, there is a lot of technical knowledge on this forum. Could we change the name of this directory to something like "Technical questions" ? Fred Hocker
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